Apparatus for cutting cable, &amp;c.



No. 872,312. PATENTBD NOV. 26, 1907.

' G, WALLERI APPARATUS FOR CUTTING CABLE, 8w.

APPLICATION FILED APR.6.1 907.

I Qua/nu:

UN TED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES WALLER, or SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

APPARATUS FOR CUTTING CABLE, &c.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 26, 1907.

Application filed April 6.1907. Burial No. 366-851- inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Ap aratus for Cutting Cable or the Like, of whlc h the following is a specification. My invention has for its primary object the'provision of a comparatively simple a paratus for cutting wire-cable and t e li e and resides in the constructions, arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described and succinctly defined in the appended claims.

Referring now to the accompanying drawing, in'which like numerals of reference indi cate like parts throughout theseveral views: Figurel'is a view in front elevation of the present invention,- a portion of the cuttin means bein broken away. Fig. 2 is an on view, parts eing broken away, and Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectlonal view of the device.

Theframe of my improved device consists of an upright portion 1 having integral latterly projecting parts 2, 2' herein termed ;the I top and base respectively of the ame.

' Reference numerals 3, 3 indicate the fixed and movable jaws respectively of the vise,

the-same having their opposing faces formed with concaved seats for rece tion of the cable for thedike to be cut, and t ese seats preferably have] their faces roughened, as clearly shownin Fig. 3.

' y The fixed jaw isremovably secured to the base 2'. in: any desired manner a' convenient means-however consisting of screws 4.

. a The movable. jaw is carried by a screw'5, .4 v

mounted in 'a threadedopening 1n the top of theframe, so that by rotating said screw through'xthe medium of the handle 5' said "jawpcan be. either raised or lowered. I The 1 connection between this screw and said movable-jalwis such as to permit of the screw freely rotating without impartin'gsuch movementto the aw. .This connectlon as now considered,-comprises a bifurcated plate '6 fixed-tothe upper face of said mova le jaw and 'ihaving'its'furcations 6 snugly embracthelower' ortion of said screw above the 'annular'shoul er7 thereof.

' Related to the vise is a cutter means which comprises'a bar 8 slidably mounted in an opening 8' in the top 2 of the .frame, and having its'lower portion, which is formed jecting through the upright portion 1 of the frame and having on its'projecting portion a cutter 12 and a securing nut 13. The body portion of cutter 12 is cut out to provide a shoulder for engagement with the side face of upright 1 so that twisting of the cutter on the upright 1 will be im ossible.

In 0 eration, the device is placed on a block 0 wood or the like with prongs 14 embedded therein, then cutter 8is elevated and the cable is sli ped between jaws 3, 3 with the portion to be severed pro ecting into the ath of the said cutter. The cutter is then o-wered so as to rest on the cable, then its upper end portion is struck with a hammer I or other suitable instrument.

It will be observed that cutter 8 can be entirely 'removed from the frame, by sliding the same upwardly through 0 ening 8, whereupon the device can be use as a vise alone.

Cutter 12 is intended for severing the ends of strands of the wire cable which project after the formation of a 100 in the cable, or a'splice, the frame when said cutter 12 is to beem loyed, being .set on its side so that the stran s end portions can be severed on cutter 12 when struck with a hammer or the like, as is obvious.

' Havin thus fully described my invention, what I c aim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A cutting apparatus embodying a frame, a fixed aw and a movable jaw carried by said frame and having their front faces 1n vertical alinement, a vertical cutter of bar form receiving su port at an intermediate portion from sai frame and at its lower portion from saidfront faces of the jaws, and a guide member carried by the frame and having a cut out portion to receive said cutter.

'2. A cutting I apparatus embodying a .frame, having a pair of horizontal arms and a connecting arm, afixed jaw carried by the lower of said horizontal arms, a movable jaw supported from the upper of said horizontal arms, a vertical cutter of bar form loosely passed through the upper arm, and

means secured to sald connecting arm and ing support from the front end' of said clamp,

and a guide member shaped to receive said cutter and retain the same in its stated relation to the clamp during the cutting operation, said guide member having a horizontal disposition and being supported from the vertical connecting arm of said frame.

4. A cutting apparatus embodying a frame having a vertical arm and horizontal arms leading therefrom, the upper of said' arms having an opening therein, a cutter extending through said openmg, a rigid jaw on the lower arm having its front vface to the rear ofgthe cutter so as to engage and guide the same, a movable jaw carried by the uper arm to the rear of said cutter and having its front face engaged by said cutter, and a horizontal member having a threaded shank assed through an opening provided therefor in said vertlcal arm and a nut on its outer end bearing against the outer face of said vertical arm, vto hold the guide member rigid, said guide member engaging thefront face of the cutter and maintaining the same in guiding engagement with said movable clamp.

5. A cutting device comprising in combination with a frame, a pair of. jaws carried thereb and having their front faces in vertical a inement, a cutter ofbar form loosely projectedv .throu h said frame so as to be removable there om by a mere lifting movement and receiving guiding. support from said front faces of the aws during its cutting movement, and means to engage the front face of said cutter and retain the same in its stated relation to the jaws during its cutting operation.

Signed (lay of March 1907. v

CHARLES WALLER. Witnesses STEPHEN A. BRooKs, ARLITA ADAMS.

at Seattle, Washington this 2nd 

